Into the 2 second range 0-60. Four cars ran into the 2's. That is an insane number for a production street car. Anything in the 5 second range just a few years ago was considered impressive. Now we are looking deep into the twos.

McLaren MP4-12C . #4 at 2.9 seconds 0-60

Hence the 2.9-second 0-60 mph time we extracted from the Best Driver’s Car contender, making the 12C the quickest rear-drive car we tested in 2012.

“In my mind, that’s still the most impressive thing about the GT-R – you can just drive it so fast! There are few cars that are able to transition laterally as quickly and as assuredly as the big Nissan. It doesn’t tip over on itself and the GT-R’s hefty curb weight of 3887 pounds is well hidden.”

Fun factoid: The 2014 GT-R manages to make things better – improved throttle response at high rpms, a lower center of gravity, and greater chassis rigidity.